Lot Essay
Another enamel miniature of this sitter by Zincke, signed on the counter-enamel, was in the Heckett Collection, part II sold Sotheby’s, London, 11 July 1977, lot 163.
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Details
Christian Friedrich Zincke (Anglo-German, 1683/1684-1767)
A young gentleman in purple shot-silk cloak
Signed with initials ‘CFZ’ (lower left)
Enamel; oval, 53 mm. high, gold frame with black fishskin reverse with clouté decoration
A young gentleman in purple shot-silk cloak
Signed with initials ‘CFZ’ (lower left)
Enamel; oval, 53 mm. high, gold frame with black fishskin reverse with clouté decoration
Literature
L. R. Schidlof, The Miniature in Europe, Graz, 1964, II, p. 1069 no. 1282, illustrated IV, pl. 639, no. 1282.
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